THE DOG OF THE NORTH

I would like to tell you about a story, which is named “Dog of the North” of Ralph. H. Shaw. This story tells of a trapper who lived in the North of the cold country with a dog, Yukon. This man had started raising the dog when it was a pup and loved it very much. There was a great affection between them. They spent many years together and shared all of their life, the happy times, as well as the sad ones.
Every day, they hunted animals. The trapper relied on a team of dogs and a sled for transportation. Yukon was not an ordinary dog but sometimes he took his turn as a lead dog, he usually ran at his master’s side. The life of a trapper was very difficult and they had to face many hardships.
One day, while they were hunting, Yuko saved the trapper’s life after an accident that left the trapper at the mercy of the cold, without hope of getting out by himself. Yukon went miles to find another trapper and lead him back to his master for help.At the end of the story, they came back to their house and were touched by the feeling of love and devotion that grew between the man and his dog. From there they lived happily together ever after.
I like this story very much and I would like to have such as a dog of my own, but here, it could not a sled dog, just a good companion.